Scientists have published images of the starry sky above the Ukrainian Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station. They pay attention to the fact that the constellations there are not the same as in Ukraine, because it is the Southern Hemisphere.
Starry sky over the Ukrainian station
Now winter reigns in Antarctica, as in the entire Southern Hemisphere. At the Ukrainian Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station, it is polar night, i.e. the Sun never rises above the horizon. And therefore our scientists decided to take the opportunity to show everyone the beauty of the starry sky.
More precisely, Oleksandr Matsibura, the system administrator of the 29th expedition, decided to show it. He photographed the starry sky over Galindez Island. That’s where the station is located. The Milky Way and many bright stars, which illuminate the snow-covered rocks around the island, were in his pictures.
Why the sky over Antarctica is not the same as over Ukraine
Scientists emphasize that the published images show space objects that are not visible in Ukraine. First of all, these are the 45 constellations of the southern sky. In our country they remain below the horizon at any time of the year. In particular, from “Akademik Vernadsky” you can easily observe the nearest neighbor of the Solar System — Alpha Centauri.
However, there are some stars in the Antarctic sky that can be seen almost everywhere. First of all, it is Sirius. It is close enough to the celestial equator, so it can be observed both in Ukraine and Antarctica. Also, the bright band of the Milky Way is clearly visible on the images.
Also polar explorers in their publication mentioned meteorites, the season of which just begins in August. They say that, as in Ukraine, when they see another “star” falling from the sky, they make a wish that victory would come sooner.
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